CVE-2025-11413 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-11413: GNU Binutils Linker elflink.c elf_link_add_object_symbols out-of-bounds

Vendor Gnu
Product Binutils
Weakness CWE-125
Published October 7, 2025
Last update May 12, 2026
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CVSS base score

4.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality —
Integrity —

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.45. Affected is the function elf_link_add_object_symbols of the file bfd/elflink.c of the component Linker. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds read. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit has been made public and could be used. Upgrading to version 2.46 is able to address this issue. The patch is identified as 72efdf166aa0ed72ecc69fc2349af6591a7a19c0. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 7, 2025 CVE published
May 12, 2026 Record updated